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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2022

Tokyo has already broken record for severe heat days in a year

Temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius for the 14th time this year in the capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2022

Why India produces twice as many female airline pilots as the U.S.

Some of the answers may offer lessons for other countries and sectors striving to get more women into their ranks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after 'COVID zero' ordeal

Strict controls on people's lives may have caused profound damage on their desire to have children, demographers say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2022

Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine to three days to revive hub

New arrivals will be required to go to an approved quarantine hotel and, if they test negative for COVID-19, can then serve four days of health monitoring either at home or in a hotel.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 8, 2022

Nick Kyrgios beats Yoshihito Nishioka at Citi Open to end three-year title drought

The 27-year-old Australian downed 96th-ranked left-hander Nishioka 6-4, 6-3 for his first ATP title since capturing the 2019 Washington crown.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Aug 8, 2022

Women from ASEAN who are following their dreams in Japan

The ASEAN-Japan Centre in Tokyo, established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and Japan, produced a series of documentary videos that take a closer look at women from ASEAN countries who are active in Japan. There are about 500,000 women from ASEAN in Japan, and these videos...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2022

Five more prefectures issue declarations in BA.5 variant fight

A total of thirteen prefectures in Japan have issued declarations for strengthening measures against the rapidly spreading BA.5 omicron subvariant of COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2022

Monkeypox is declared a U.S. health emergency, freeing up funding

The emergency declaration in the U.S. will free up federal funding for health agencies and can also fast-track the development and shipment of therapeutics and diagnostics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2022

Al-Zawahri killing was a great success of a bygone era

After 9/11, the U.S. built a man-hunting machine without parallel in human history. But today, its priorities lie elsewhere.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2022

Claiming risk of false arrest, Japan lawmaker skips start of parliament session

Gaasyy, who is said to be staying in the UAE, was absent from the start of the three-day session despite the Upper House rejecting his application for permission to travel overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2022

Al-Qaida leader's killing highlights Afghanistan’s renewed role as terrorist haven

The death of Ayman al-Zawahri has spotlighted the extent to which the group seems to once again be operating freely in the Taliban-ruled country following the U.S. withdrawal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2022

Globalization is just getting started

Greater integration of the world's financial and political interests has improved our lives and will inevitably continue despite current discourse to the contrary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2022

Ultrafast fashion charms young despite damaging environment

Greenpeace has slammed the 'throwaway clothing' phenomenon as grossly wasteful, arguing it takes 2,700 liters of water to make one T-shirt that is swiftly binned.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 30, 2022

Four-year forests: The Japanese way to 'rewild the world'

Created in the 1970s, the Miyawaki method can help new saplings grow an average of a meter every year — a godsend for deforested areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2022

Japan's 'baby hatch' hospital offers mothers a 'last resort'

In all, 161 babies and toddlers have been left at the facility — with some coming from the Tokyo region, some 1,000 kilometers away, and beyond.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 28, 2022

'Sailor-Moon'-inspired group SG5 shows how anime can lift up J-pop

As the music industry opens up to digital realities, the Sailor-Scout-themed pop group and other nascent acts are utilizing anime's popularity to leapfrog into greater consciousness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2022

Faster growth may help bacteria remove lake plastic waste, study says

Chemicals leaking from plastic waste make bacteria grow faster in European lakes, which could provide a natural way to remove plastic pollution from freshwater ecosystems.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022

Government lists 'disruptive acts' under security-linked land law

Among the acts listed are laser irradiation, radio jamming and erecting structures that may obstruct the landing and takeoff of Self-Defense Forces aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022

Grub's deal with Amazon shows food delivery sector bracing for cost-of-living crunch

The loss-making food delivery industry was one of the big beneficiaries of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that effect has waned as consumers have started to cut back.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 25, 2022

Specter of COVID-19 will hang over remainder of NPB season

Despite NPB's efforts, COVID-19 is wreaking havoc — and the impact will resonate for the rest of the season.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 25, 2022

Congo to auction land to oil companies: ‘Our priority is not to save the planet’

Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they're being auctioned off for drilling.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2022

Japan minister urges young people to get a third COVID-19 shot

The probability of the currently dominant BA.5 omicron subvariant causing severe symptoms is almost the same as those of previous omicron variants.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2022

Local governments rush to deal with COVID-19 surge

Local governments in Japan are ramping up efforts to deal with surging cases of the BA.5 omicron variant of COVID-19.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2022

An ice skating superstar steps down

Yuzuru Hanyu, who recently announced his retirement, redefined the sport of skating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2022

In carbon markets we trust? New global guidance aims to stop greenwashing

Companies are struggling to find a simple, efficient method to judge the quality of the myriad carbon credits on offer and are seeking clearer guidance.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 21, 2022

As cases surge across Japan, here’s what you need to know if you catch COVID-19

With the peak of the last wave coming more than five months ago, some might struggle to remember the protocols to follow if they become infected with COVID-19.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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